The strike action is coming on the heels of allege failure of the state government to implement the new minimum wage, which became law in April 18th, 2019.
This was a fallout of a communique’ released after an extraordinary joint meeting held on Tuesday Novemer 17, by the Delta State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, (NULGE), Nigeria of Union of Teachers (NUT) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), within the primary school system in the state.
The unions declared that their members have been conspicuously and deliberately omitted in the implementation of the new minimum wage across the state.
The communique’ signed by the State President and Secretary of NULGE, Comrade Zico Okwudi and Comrade Peter, the State Chairman and Secretary of NUT, Comrade Titus Okotie and Comrade Dan Basime as well as the State Chairman and Secretary of NASU, Comrade Akpede C.P and Comrade Amobi Oluchi C.G. respectively.
They resolved that at the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum effective Tuesday November 17, a one-week strike and peaceful protest shall be embarked upon by members of the affected unions in the 25 Local government areas of the State.
According to them, if the State Government fails to implement the new minimum wage for their members at the expiration of the warning strike, they would commence indefinite strike action.
